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Title | Post-doctoral Fellow - Climate change Adaptation |
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Post-doctoral Fellow - Climate change adaptation ICRISAT seeks applications for International Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate Change Adaptation, to be based at its Regional office for Eastern and Southern Afirca based in Nairobi, Kenya. ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi-arid tropics is home to over 2 billion people, with 650 million of these the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT is headquartered in Greater Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and belongs to the Consortium of Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICRISAT’s Regional hub for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) is located in Nairobi, Kenya, with scientists also located in research centers in Lilongwe, Malawi and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. ICRISAT’s work covers all countries in ESA. For more details, see www.icrisat.org. ICRISAT-ESA in collaboration with CGIAR-CCAFS program is implementing a project aimed at assessing the risks associated with agricultural investments by smallholder farmers, understand their role in influencing farmer decision to adopt improved management practices and develop management options that reduce risk and promote adoption of improved practices. One of the options that this initiative focusing on is to evaluate the role of probabilistic seasonal climate forecasts in planning and managing farms by smallholder farmers and identify options to communicate the forecast information in a way that farmers can easily understand and utilize it. ICRISAT-ESA is also implementing a regional project that is aimed at quantifying the impacts of climate variability and change on key agricultural systems in the region using AgMIP protocols and procedures. This work involves calibration and validation of crop models and conducting ex-ante analysis to quantify climate impacts on the productivity and profitability of smallholder farming systems using present and future climate scenarios. The incumbent will contribute to successful implementation of these activities. The Job:
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Period and Remuneration: How to Apply: Please send your application by email to icrisatjobs@cgiar.org, stating the job title (PDF-Climate Change Adaptation) clearly in the subject column, addressed to the Director, Human Resources and Operations, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India, latest by 30 September 2012. The application should include an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (with details of nationality, age, marital status, and current employer), a short statement of competencies and experience for the position, and the names and addresses (including phone/e-mail) of three referees. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer, and is especially interested in increasing the participation of women on its staff. |